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“Like an eggshell, life can bloom from broken things.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Battle Drum

“Freedom is not free. It has a cost. But it cannot be bought or given. Only taken. And it's time to take ours.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Battle Drum

“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.”
― Toni Morrison

“History is not fathered, it is cultivated, ever-growing, ever-changing, and most importantly it is pruned and trimmed by those who uncover it from the shade.”
― Saara El-Arifi, Cleopatra